Chapter 35 4.Advised by ministers

When they set off from Chang'an, Lu Zhiqi and other civil officials followed the imperial camp. Now Emperor Dashun had already entered the city. The civil officials did not enter the city until the day after the city was broken because they were not in a hurry. Because the mules and horses were all used for military purposes, Lu Zhiqi and Jin Zhijun can only take the baggage car. At this time, the body of Emperor Chongzhen happened to be discovered, and Li Zicheng ordered him to be moved down from Meishan, wrapped in a mat, and together with the martyred Empress Zhou, stopped at Donghua Gate for a future burial.

When the army entered the city, the whereabouts of Chongzhen was of course a matter of concern to everyone. Jin Zhijun and Lu Zhiqi heard the news at the same time, and Jin Zhijun couldn't help but feel pity.Since he became an official, he has gone through the three dynasties of Wanli, Tianqi, and Chongzhen. Although he has not been reused, the Zhu family has never treated him badly. Right now, Emperor Chongzhen is ruined and dead. It is said that he wrote on the corner of his robe. Saying: Please don't kill the people. Hearing this news, Jin Zhijun was very moved. Although Chongzhen was responsible for Zhu Ming's subjugation, most of the responsibility was not on him.At the beginning of his accession to the throne, his elder brother Emperor Tianqi left him a mess. The treasury was empty, the resources of the people were wasted, there were many bandits, and there were frequent foreign aggressions. As a result, he did not have a single day of peace in his seventeen years of reign.He neither indulged in wine and sex, neglected state affairs; nor did he spend a lot of money on construction projects;Born in a deep palace, grew up in a feudal mansion, was born in a side branch, and was not taken seriously; congenitally deficient, acquired disorder, suddenly took on a big responsibility, and the employment was not professional; there was no brilliant trick to win by surprise, not to mention earth-shattering means.Fate determines that he is just a person with great eyesight and low abilities, with great ambitions and talents; a person who is indecisive, suspicious and suspicious;There have been as many emperors like this throughout the dynasties as carp crossing the river, but most of the others did not perish, but he did. If it is man-made, it is also God's will.

Thinking of this, Jin Zhijun couldn't help but burst into tears, and immediately said to Lu Zhiqi: "Brother Zhiyuan, my little brother wants to cry before the coffin of Emperor Daxing." Lu Zhiqi was taken aback, and stopped him, saying: "Impossible, Brother Fan, you should understand that there must be a lot of swords and guns in the area of ​​Donghuamen right now, gazing at them. If my brother is going here, isn't it sending the meat to the chopping block? Besides, Fei Lian is dead and the business is in chaos. Evil to cry, King Zhou has never regarded them as loyal ministers in history, so why do you do such useless stupid things?"

Jin Zhijun said stubbornly: "But Emperor Daxing is not the king of Jie and Zhou!" Lu Zhiqi didn't understand why Jin Zhijun did this.The war was in chaos, if he was eager to go back to visit his family, he would help, but he was anxious to see Chongzhen, which made Lu Zhiqi doubt his sincerity in following him.He was saved by himself in front of Liu Fangliang. If he behaved abnormally, how would he explain to Liu Fangliang?So he said: "Brother Qi Fan, forgive me for speaking bluntly, Zhu Ming has lost his virtue, the sky is angry and people complain, and now the country is subjugated. Anyone with a discerning eye can see it. , what's the point? Even if you're not afraid of danger, aren't you afraid that others will say you're trying to gain fame?"

Originally, if Lu Zhiqi just tried to persuade him, Jin Zhijun might give up the idea.I don't want to hear the words "fishing for fame and reputation", and I can't help feeling angry, thinking, how can there be such a thing for fame and reputation in the world?I couldn't tell him clearly for a while, so I had no choice but to keep quiet and follow along obediently.After entering Deshengmen, a group of cavalry happened to pass by, and the street narrowed suddenly. When turning, a Dashun official greeted Lu Zhiqi, so he took this opportunity, quietly jumped out of the car, and slipped into another alley .

As Lu Zhiqi said.At this time, the Dashun army had already set up defenses in all directions in the city, and there were many soldiers everywhere. Although the notice of Anmin had been issued, the shops on both sides had not yet opened, and a note was stuck on the forehead with the word "Shun" written on it.For small families, the army cannot enter through the door, but for the family of officials and relatives of the high family, although the word "Shun" is also pasted, there are Da Shun troops rushing in and out, there are two rows of soldiers standing at the door, and inside the door There was a faint cry.

Seeing all this, Jin Zhijun's heart was pierced by a knife, so he had to bow his head and walk quickly, neither looking nor listening. Although he was dressed in casual clothes, he was still questioned from time to time, and he managed to get near the Miaoying Temple. He saw a person coming out from the alley in front. With that, he stumbled towards Ouchi. When he saw it, he recognized Wang Jiayan, the right servant of the Ministry of War.Hurriedly stepped forward and called Wang Jiayan's name to say hello: "Zunwu, Zunwu, are you going to the emperor Daxing's funeral?"

Wang Jiayan glanced at him with blurry tearful eyes, looked up to the sky and sighed: "Qi Fan, didn't you go to inspect Changping, why did you let the bandits into the city?" Jin Zhijun shook his head and sighed again, and said, "It's hard to explain, don't ask." After speaking, he followed behind Wang Jiayan.As Wang Jiayan walked, he talked to him about the martyrdom of the ministers. Only then did he know that Fan Jingwen was the only minister who died for the emperor. Zhijun couldn't help but sigh after hearing this. It was so easy to get to the Donghua Gate. From a distance, the palace gate was wide open. There were Dashun Army soldiers holding spears and spears standing inside and outside. An officer on horseback was patrolling inside and outside holding a command arrow. I built a reed shed with two palace doors together, and two people lay side by side on it. One was short and covered tightly with a red silk quilt; the other was taller and thin, covered with a yellow silk quilt. Both feet stick out, one foot is wearing red soft-soled boots, the other foot is only wearing muddy silk socks, a long burning lamp is lit in front of the feet, and two elderly monks are chanting sutras.

When Jin Zhijun and Wang Jiayan saw it, they knew that it was the remains of Chongzhen and Empress Zhou. They couldn't help feeling sour, and the tears fell down involuntarily. A generation of empresses finally died for the country with their own bodies, but the funeral was so hasty. As a courtier, he has been favored by the country many times. Faced with this situation, can he feel no guilt in his heart?Jin Zhijun and Wang Jiayan couldn't help crying loudly, and walked on their knees all the way to the coffin, kowtowing again and again. At this time, there were a few old ministers in the corner gate who were crying from a distance. Jin Zhijun recognized them. They were Liu Ruoyi, the head of the Ministry of War, Liu Yangzhen, the head of the Wuxuan, and Zeng Yinglin, who was not used by Chongzhen during his lifetime. A lowly official.Some of them are like Wang Jiayan, dressed in filial piety, like a mourning concubine;

The crying alarmed the officer in the palace holding the command arrow.The officer ran out, saw this scene, and with a wave of his hand, several soldiers came up, held them down, and were about to tie them up with ropes, but those who were crying seemed determined to let the soldiers tie them up, and Do not resist. At this moment, I saw two people coming out of the palace. One was a young general, about thirty years old, and he was handsome and handsome; Riding on a horse, but there were several guards behind him. When the officer holding the command arrow saw them, he quickly bowed his head and saluted, and called him a military adviser. road:

"What is this for?" The officer hurriedly lowered his head and replied: "Master, these dog officers dare to cry, so I want to tie them up and chop them up." The young general couldn't help but smiled at the dwarf, and said with a wave of his hand: "Forget it, as the courtiers of Chongzhen, it is a matter of etiquette for them to cry here. They are their own masters. Just drive them away." The officer didn't dare to be negligent, so he had no choice but to untie Jin Zhijun and others, but waved his soldiers to push and shoved them into the street. Jin Zhijun came to the street, still turning his head to watch, the place before the funeral became even more bleak, even the ever-burning lamp couldn't withstand the air current brought by the people walking around, it jumped a few times in a row, and then went out, looking at the situation , Jin Zhijun lost all thoughts.At this time, there were still troops passing by on the street, most of them were infantry, each with their hands on their shoulders, most of them did not look like barracks.Officers were riding on horses with bundles hanging from their bellies, some were chewing food, some were still singing ditties, they appeared looser, stopped and walked, and filled half the street. Jin Zhijun and the others had no choice but to follow aimlessly.After walking a few steps, Chen Liangmo and several people were dispersed, and there was only one Wang Jiayan who came together with him just now. Wang Jiayan lived in Dongcheng, and his house was in the wrong direction, so they broke up after walking not far. At this time, Jin Zhijun couldn't help but owe the old and the young in the family.Qu Zhi said that although he had only been away from home for six days, in just a few days, the country changed hands, the emperor and empress died for the country, relatives and friends were old, life and death were different, why did he value life so much?He felt feverish all over his face, he was afraid of meeting acquaintances, unexpectedly he left Xuanwu Gate, but across the street he saw Shi Kecheng walking hand in hand with Zhou Zhong, a concubine of the Imperial Academy.This week Zhong is from Jintan in the south of the Yangtze River. He is excellent in poetry and prose. He is one of the leaders of the Fushe. He has a good relationship with Jin Zhijun on weekdays, but at this time Jin Zhijun doesn't want to greet anyone, thinking that the Emperor Daxing will stop. Donghuamen, didn't they go to cry for spirits?But upon closer inspection, the two of them acted like normal people, walking and chatting with laughter, wondering in their hearts, not wanting to meet a large group of people head-on. Song Zhisheng, Chen Mingxia, and Han Siwei, who had a close relationship with Jin Zhijun, and others. There were too many people, and Jin Zhijun couldn't escape even if he wanted to. Shi Kecheng found him first, and immediately greeted him loudly. When this group of people saw Jin Zhijun, they were horrified, but they didn't ask him about his return from danger. They all stopped to look at him, Shi Kechengmao asked rashly: "Brother Qi Fan, you have already applied for the job title? You are so fast!" Jin Zhijun was puzzled and said, "What kind of job title are you voting for?" Gong Dingzi said: "Don't you know? The emperor has an order to select the best from the former Ming officials. Right now, many well-informed people have already gone to Prime Minister Niu to apply for their titles. After the new emperor ascends the throne, he can find a way out." Shi Kecheng said: "Brother Qi Fan, this Prime Minister Niu is still my younger brother from Henan. If you haven't voted yet, let's go together. My younger brother is responsible for introducing." When Jin Zhijun heard the words "the emperor has a decree", it took him a long time to turn the corner, and he realized who the "emperor" was referring to, and immediately felt as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly.At this time, the group of people gathered around, even Zhou Zhong who had already passed was called back by Shi Kecheng, and together with the others, they looked at him and smiled friendlyly. Seeing Jin Zhijun's expression, Shi Kecheng knew that he was still hesitating, so he persuaded him: "Brother Qi Fan, Emperor Dashun has issued an order to close all nine gates, and none of the officials of the Ming Dynasty are allowed to go out, so, It is harder for us to get away than to go to the sky, and we can’t get away, what if we don’t surrender? You don’t see those relatives of the emperor, they share the same weal and woe with the country, don’t they all bow their heads and bow their heads right now?” Yang Tingjian also snorted and said, "Not only did he become a minister, the first person to open the city to surrender was Li Guozhen, the uncle of Xiangcheng, the Governor-General's Jingying." Guang Shiheng also said: "Brother Qi Fan, if you have the way, you should follow the way and not the king. Zhu Ming has no way, and the sky is about to perish quickly, so you and I can't act against the sky. Besides, we all have parents and wives, just fight For a moment, if you die together with the king, what is the value of your elderly parents?" Jin Zhijun was confused.At the beginning when discussing the transfer of the capital, Guang Shiheng directly pointed out that they were a rebellious party, and his words of wanting to support the crown prince almost killed their heads. Unexpectedly, at this moment, he came to get close to him again. I no longer think about the kindness and resentment of the past, but do I also follow this group of people to vote for the "job title certificate"?I didn't do my best in Changping, and I went to Beijing with Lu Zhiqi, which is already a bit embarrassing. Just now, I cried in front of the emperor Daxing's coffin, and I seemed to have found myself, but if I ran with these people, what would it be called? ?He couldn't help calling his name in his heart and said: Jin Zhijun, Jin Zhijun, if you intend to cast a thief, why are you pretending to cry?If there are widows in the folk who are married again, they must cry bitterly in front of the spirit of their ex-husband before they get on the sedan chair. ? He regretted not being able to die in Changping.I thought to myself, if there are soldiers in Changping, they will definitely kill you like Lu Xiangsheng, just to be pierced by random arrows, isn't it just a matter of time?The ancients said: It is easy to go to death generously, but difficult to be calm and honest.When you go to death generously, you have a breath of energy in your body and a fire in your chest, but this energy and this fire cannot last long. Once there is room for maneuver and a choice, the energy and fire will be extinguished . He couldn't help re-examining this group of people. Among them, Shi Kecheng is the younger brother of Shi Kefa, Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing; , No. 2, and Tanhua compete to vote for the thief.How did they get so fast?Before the bones of Emperor Daxing were cold, they rushed to seek refuge with their new masters without any hesitation or shame. There is no way to fool the king, but even now, what they eat and wear is still provided by this "faint king". Alas, those who are just and half follow the slaughter of dogs, and most of them are scholars who are guilty. At the crossroads, facing the test of life and death, Jin Zhijun staggered in his actions, lost his way, and didn't know what was going to be good or bad, and where to go.Seeing this, Shi Kecheng grabbed him by the arm and said: "Brother Qi Fan, there are so many people following, why are you hesitating, let's go." He understood that although this group of people had made up their minds, they were not without concerns. They wished for one more person and a companion, to share the responsibilities together, and to see who would be ruthless if there were benefits. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say coldly: "I have been away from home for a long time, I have to go home and have a look, so I will not accompany you." Jin Zhijun made up his mind and just looked down at home and walked away.When passing the gate of the mansion of the assistant minister Fan Jingwen, he saw many people shaking their heads and sighing in front of the gate, and heard crying from inside.He really wanted to cry in front of Fan Jingwen Ling, but on the other hand, he thought, am I worthy?He is so righteous that he deserves to be called a scholar, but we are just insects stealing life from Kusama, so we dare not stain his name with these turbid tears. Then, he saw the same scene from Ni Yuanlu's house, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He really wished there was a crack in the ground so that he could get in at once. Finally, he got home.The old servant Li Shuan half-closed the door, looking around in panic.Seeing him at a glance, it seemed that he had fallen from the sky, and he whispered inwardly: "The master is back, the master is back." The people in the second gate heard it and rushed out together. When the old mother, wife and children saw him, their eyes were blurred with tears, as if they had passed away. He greeted his mother first, and the mother said with tears, "It's good to be back. Since you left, my heart has been hanging in my heart, and I can't even eat. God has eyes." As he spoke, he was asked to kowtow in front of the ancestral shrine that was enshrined in front of the hall.Jin Zhijun was extremely reluctant, feeling that he could not die as a martyr and ashamed of his ancestors, but he couldn't bear to disobey his mother's wishes, so he reluctantly followed behind and kowtowed a few times. After returning to the room, Madam told him that just now, Li was leading some soldiers from the Dashun Army to their home, saying that their Captain Wang had taken a fancy to this mansion and ordered them to leave the house immediately , she is a woman, mother, child and child, feeling that she has nowhere to go, at this moment, Lu Zhiqi found his house, saw the situation, drove the soldiers back, and finally broke through the siege.However, Lu Zhiqi asked her to spread the word that if he didn't deliver the job title immediately, as a fugitive, his life would still be in danger. He was startled, only then did he realize that he could not escape from Lu Zhiqi's hands, Lu Zhiqi knew him too well. He was hesitating, Madam Yu was hesitant to speak, and under his repeated questioning, she described the scene after the city was broken: the Dashun army had only entered the city for two days, and all the tiles and railings at the front gate were occupied, which was a bit uncomfortable. Shen's family, the daughter of the family was also taken to the military camp.If things go on like this, I'm afraid it will be unavoidable for anyone with a daughter. Although she ordered Li Shuan to paste a big "Shun" character on the door, she still didn't feel relieved, and gave her daughter a pair of scissors. If she wants to kill herself, if he doesn't come back, she will go crazy. Hearing what she said, Jin Zhijun understood why his wife and daughter were all washed up, their faces were covered with soot, and their dresses were in tatters, just like a cooking girl. I couldn't help but soften my heart for those fifteen heads, so I had to say: "Oh, let's stick to the word sticking Shun, Shun, Shun, since everyone is Shun, we can only Shun. He thought, those people have already voted for their job titles, and it seems that I have to vote too. They want to return to be the founding ministers of the new dynasty, and I just want to save the lives of the whole family. So, after staying at home for a while, he went to Niu Jinxing's prime minister's mansion. Shi Kecheng's desire to join his fellow countrymen is actually wishful thinking and self-indulgent sentimentality-five years ago, Niu Jinxing was framed by others and lost his fame as a juror.For this reason, he once went to Beijing Kuangyuan to speak for him from his hometown in Henan, and he was punished. He also approached Shi Kecheng. Rubbing Shi Kecheng's cold ass, seeing how many colors.But thirty years from east to west, today, it is finally Shi Kecheng's turn, the "predecessor village sage", to see Niu Jinxing, the "town disciple".He didn't know that in the eyes of Niu Jinxing, a scholar of Tianyou Pavilion, there was no fellow like him. They came to the former mansion of Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Cheng, and the current Mansion of Prime Minister Niu. They saw people standing on the inner, third and outer floors, all of whom were loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty yesterday.Now that I have come here, it is self-explanatory why I am here. The old man said hello to each other, without any shame in his eyes, only congratulations, congratulations to himself and congratulations on the other party's survival after the catastrophe. Niu Jinxing has entered the court to discuss affairs, leaving three staff members to receive these people at the second gate, and let them leave with their title certificates.In fact, the Dashun court did not stipulate a uniform format for the so-called "job title certificate". A necessary personal file for a boss or a disciple when they first meet a teacher.After the Wanli period, two kinds of blue shells and red silk shells were used to glue the front and rear leaves. The blue shell was used to meet the boss, and the red silk shell was used by the disciples to meet the teacher for the first time.Now that the old officials voted for the new dynasty, many people expressed that they wanted to change their family, and they were not afraid of being nasty. When Jin Zhijun came to Niu's Mansion, these people left early, and he had no one to discuss.He thought to himself, not only was he older than Niu Jinxing, but after all, he was ranked second in the rankings. To be called a "disciple" in front of Niu Jinxing, who had reduced his status, he really couldn't hold his figure, so he voted for that kind of green shell handbook . After voting, I feel relieved.Afraid of being seen, he slipped quietly into an alley by himself and left the group of people.My ears became much quieter, and my shame immediately came up. Thinking carefully, there are still many familiar faces who did not come, like Zeng Yinglin. They are friends and colleagues who share the same goals as me. If they didn't come, why did I feel so anxious Endured it? Thinking of this, he wanted to turn back to ask for the notebook, but when he saw the soldiers holding swords and guns standing on both sides of the Niu Mansion, he became frightened again. At dawn the next day, Shi Kecheng sent someone to tell him that all the officials had gathered at the gate of the palace, and Chen Yan and Wei Zaode, who had served as chief assistants, would go to the palace to persuade him to come in and ask him if he would go. Isn't persuading Jin to persuade the new emperor to ascend the throne as soon as possible?Jin Zhijun thought, why should the new emperor wait for us to persuade him to ascend the throne? He is probably already impatient.He didn't know whether this group of people persuaded him to be single title or joint title, and he didn't prepare a statement, he was hesitating whether to join in the fun, but when he saw the old mother, wife and children, he thought about the thirteen bloody heads , His heart softened again, thinking to himself, the flesh has been numb once, so why not numb again. At daybreak, in front of the gate of Daming, there were many civil and military officials from the former Ming Dynasty.At this time, the gate of the palace was closed tightly, and the Jiuzhong Palace was silent, but someone instructed Jin Zhijun to look at it, that is, on the golden plaque that said "Daming Gate", the word "Ming" had been written on red paper and the word "Shun" It’s covered, it’s really a new era, even Daming Gate has been renamed Dashun Gate, it’s just that it’s too late to make a plaque again. There were many soldiers standing on both sides of Dashun Gate, staring at them covetously, but they seemed to be driven by ghosts, scrambling to come, led by Chen Yan and Wei Zaode, standing at the gate like a group of penguins Looking forward to it. It was daylight, but the gate of the palace had not yet opened.There was a sound of "dede" horseshoes, and everyone looked back, only to see a group of armored guards approaching a group of people, the leader was a black-faced man, majestic and murderous, he was in front After dismounting, he threw the reins to the guards beside him, and walked towards this side with square steps. His riding boots were walking on the ground, and the sound of "Gordon, Gordon" sounded very heavy. At this time, someone beside him quietly told Jin Zhijun that this person was the famous Ruhou Liu Zongmin. Jin Zhijun peeked at Liu Zongmin, he really looked like a military general, wearing a red war robe, riding boots, a tall and thick body with a broad shoulder, thick eyebrows and big eyes, swallow jaw and tiger beard, he looked very tall and mighty.Right now, he was walking over with his head held high, as if no one else was around, Jin Zhijun couldn't help bowing his head and stepping aside. Liu Zongmin came to ask Li Zicheng for instructions on the matter of torturing and looting all the officials. He saw that the palace gate had not yet been opened, but there was a large circle of people in front of it. Although these people did not wear official uniforms, it could be seen from their appearance that they They are definitely not ordinary people, but people with status. What are they doing here?He couldn't help but looked at this group of people with surprised eyes, then stopped beside Chen Yan, looked up, down, left, and right as if looking at an animal, and suddenly asked: "Who are you and why are you here?" Chen Yan also heard the introduction from other people, and knew that this person was Liu Zongmin, the second leader of the bandits who offered a reward of five thousand gold to buy his head.At that time, although he also followed Chongzhen to scold the rogues who had no father and no king, and cursed them to die, but then was then, now is now, and now in his heart, the word "rogue" has long since become "Xinchao". " Two words; Emperor Chongzhen is just a ghost of time, and Liu Zongmin is naturally the founding father of the Dashun Dynasty, can you not look at him with admiration?So he respectfully bowed to Liu Zongmin to the end, took out a business card from his sleeve and handed it over, saying: "My surname is Chen, my first name is Yan, my name is Zanhuang, my name is Xiantai, and I am from Jingyan, Sichuan. In the 17th year of Wanli, the township examination was Jieyuan, in the second year of Tianqi, the Jinshi and the first, the palace examination..." Before Chen Yan finished his resume, Liu Zongmin was already impatient.He didn't realize that he was preparing to severely punish the officials of the former Ming Dynasty, but this group of officials came to him first. This is really a trap!Thinking of this, he couldn't help but get excited, and he didn't take Chen Yan's manuscript, just stared at Chen Yan and said: "Chen Yan? Is that the prime minister who was ordered to retire by Chongzhen?" Chen Yan nodded again and again, bowed to the end, and said: "It's just right. Chongzhen has eyes but no eyes, and doesn't know the virtuous and foolish. I was exiled by him because I violated Yan's direct admonition. Today, I am lucky to meet the Ming Lord. I think the general's military affairs are embarrassing, but I can remember it." My humble servant, it shows that the general is not a mortal..." Chen Yan became a minister by bragging. When he came to the new dynasty, he planned to repeat the old trick. He didn't want to take a sip of rice soup. Liu Zongmin gave up this kind of trick, and shorted him impatiently: "Okay, okay, if you blow it again, I won't be able to ride a horse." Chen Yan didn't know that Liu Zongmin was speaking ironically, but he still complimented him: "The general has been through the battlefield for a long time, and he gallops immediately. He must be able to control it well. There is no reason why he can't ride a horse." Liu Zongmin said: "Originally, it was not a problem, but after I met you, I couldn't do it, and I couldn't ride a horse." Chen Yan still didn't understand, and asked blankly, "Why?" Liu Zongmin looked at him, straightened his stomach, and said with a smile, "It's your bird's beak that blows and swells up my father's ovum. With swollen ovum, can you still ride horses and fight battles?" At this time, all the officials couldn't help laughing flatteringly, and Chen Yan knew he had been fooled, so he blushed and kept silent, and backed away.Liu Zongmin didn't let it go, stretched out his hand, clasped Chen Yan's back collar, pulled him over, and said curiously: "Why did you leave before you finished speaking? My master asked you, what are you doing here?" Chen Yan couldn't dodge it, so he had to raise his head to the sky again, and said with eloquence: "Zhu Ming lost his virtue, causing Kyushu to fall, and the country to change hands; my Majesty Dashun obeyed the destiny, and the dragon flew to the ninety-five. , The subjects of the world have longed for it for a long time. There is a way that a country cannot be without a king for a day. Therefore, we have a special expression of persuasion, and advise my Majesty Dashun to ascend to the great treasure as soon as possible, so as to satisfy the hopes of the subjects of Bohai." Liu Zongmin spent a lot of effort, and finally understood the meaning of his words, but he was afraid that it was not true, so he asked again: "Persuade Jin? Does persuading Jin mean to persuade the emperor to become emperor early?" Chen Yan nodded repeatedly and said, "Exactly." Liu Zongmin said: "Persuading someone to be an emperor is nothing but a school bag. Just say no. Tell me, why do you want to persuade the emperor to be the emperor?" Before Chen Yan could speak, Wei Zaode on the side immediately said: "The ministers believe that the first thing to do when the Dashun Dynasty is newly established is to rectify the name. If the so-called name is not correct, the words will not go well, and if the words don't go well, things will be difficult to achieve. For this reason, the emperor should act as soon as possible. Grand Ceremony, and use it to command the world.” At this time, Li Yan and Song Xiance also rushed over, along with Li Jin, Gao Yigong, Liu Fangliang and others. When Liu Zongmin saw them, he couldn't help but be happy, so he said: "You came at a good time. You see, these people are here to persuade the emperor to ascend to the throne. If they say they don't persuade, they will be wrong. Tell me, is this really the case?" ?” Li Yan and Song Xiance hadn't answered yet, Gao Yigong saw Liu Zongmin blinking, and he knew there was something good to see, he didn't want to tell the truth, he just said: "It sounds fresh." Chen Yan and Wei Zaode also caught a glimpse of Liu Zongmin blinking, they didn't know the general's intentions, they were a little scared, and stayed there for a while.Liu Zongmin looked around again and said: "So, you all came here to persuade me to enter the table?" Everyone hurriedly nodded and said, "Exactly." Seeing that it was still early in the sky and the palace gate had not yet opened, Liu Zongmin deliberately teased this group of shameless fellows, and asked intentionally, "What kind of persuasion is this persuasion?" Wei Zaode hurriedly said: "Since Yao and Shun gave up the world, for thousands of years, whenever the dynasty changes and the new king ascends the throne, he must first be persuaded by the ministers. Three persuasions, the new monarch gave in three times, and finally accepted it with reluctance." Liu Zongmin thought to himself, isn't this acting? Zicheng is crazy to want to be an emperor, even we are impatient to push him up, and we still use you guys to persuade him?It's really flattering and shooting home.He held back his breath and asked again: "So, are you trying to persuade each other, or jointly expressing your opinion?" Everyone said: "There are joint names, and there are also single titles." Liu Zongmin said: "The general wants to see who has written the best persuasion form, and I will play it for him." As soon as he heard that the general was willing to play on his behalf, Chen Yan took out the persuasion table written by him and Wei Zaode. He was afraid that Liu Zongmin would not understand, so he read it to him, and he also wanted to show off in front of everyone. This table starts with Yao and Shun’s abdication, and then says that Zhu Ming lost his virtue. The emperor of Dashun should go up to the prophecy and follow the people’s hearts. After reading for a while, Liu Zongmin felt bored, so he waved his hand and said: "Come on, we don't have time to listen to you drop your bookbags. Let us see who else is single." Zhou Zhong is also a person with a strong desire for self-expression, but he has a low official position and can only follow behind this group of ministers.When Chen Yan read it, he was a little impatient, and when he heard that he was going to take a single title, and played for him, he squeezed forward and said: "General, I have a single title." Liu Zongmin saw that he was young, handsome, and talented, and felt a little pity in his heart, so he asked, "Who are you?" Before Zhou Zhong could speak, Gong Dingzi on the side hurriedly answered, "He is Zhou Jiesheng Zhou Zhong, a Jiangnan talent and leader of Fushe." Liu Zongmin asked again: "Fushe? Is Fushe the descendant of the Donglin Party?" Gong Dingzi nodded again and again and said, "It's just that. There was Donglin first, and then there was Fushe. They are all a group of upright scholars." Liu Zongmin looked back at Gong Dingzi, and still said to Zhou Zhong: "Well, good, you are so upright, I will listen to Haoran's righteousness again." When Zhou Zhong heard this, he glanced at the crowd complacently, took out the badge from his pocket, and started to read it shaking his head. In fact, his badge was similar to Chen Yan's, and it was nothing more than a tribute to Li Zicheng. Li Liu's arrangements are very rhythmic to read, especially the two sentences in the middle are his most proud, and he repeated them twice. When Jin Zhijun heard it, he still complimented Li Zicheng, but it was very high, saying "" All the people return to their hearts, and the only husband bestows the head; they have more martial arts than Yao and Shun, and they have no embarrassment in martial arts." Jin Zhijun had already heard that Liu Zongmin was teasing Chen Yan, stood together and was humiliated, so he didn't want to stay any longer, but Shi Kecheng firmly held him back, so he stepped aside, away from these people Far away, when I heard Zhou Zhong's prose, I couldn't help shivering a few times, and said in my heart: My dear, the Emperor Daxing has become an only husband, and Li Zicheng is above Yao, Shun, Tang and Wu. But when everyone heard it, they praised it again and again.Even Chen Yan gave Zhou Zhong a thumbs up and said, "Hey, the younger generation is awesome, the younger generation is awesome, Jiesheng really has extraordinary skills." Liu Zongmin was expressionless. He looked at Chen Yan and said: "You are also at this age. You have been a prime minister. Chongzhen is dead. You should do your best for Chongzhen. Why do you want to persuade him to enter the table?" Chen Yan didn't mean to be shy in the slightest, instead he said: "I am not old, I still have more bravery to spare, Emperor Dashun came to prosper accordingly, I wish to spend the rest of my life to serve my Emperor Dashun." Liu Zongmin couldn't help shaking his head.Suddenly, he remembered someone else's introduction to Wei Zaode, so he said: "Aren't you the most admired number one prime minister in Chongzhen? Why do you come here to join in the fun?" Wei Zaode also bowed deeply to Liu Zongmin and said, "That's right, it's my humble servant. Because of Chongzhen's incompetence and disobedience to my advice, the country was finally destroyed. Now this humble servant is willing to serve the new dynasty with all my heart, to King Yao and Shun." Before Wei Zaode could finish his sentence, the general, who was originally a general who was shaking his horsewhip and asking questions with a pleasant face, suddenly jumped up and cursed: "What, Chongzhen has no way? His grandma's, your boy's conscience was eaten by dogs, say Chongzhen has no way, anyone can say it, but you alone can’t say it. You can write a few flattering articles, and you will be the champion of Chongzhen. Without Chongzhen, you can be the champion? It’s only been a few days since you became the champion. After becoming a Shangshu, the Shangshu has not been in office for two days, and he is the prime minister. The prime minister is not addicted, but he is the first assistant. How can you be so good? You have to move nine times in a day? Let’s say, Chongzhen is really a blind king with eyes but no eyes. , shameless, how could he not see it? Right now Chongzhen can't hit you kid, but I want to avenge Chongzhen on behalf of Chongzhen." As he spoke, he swung his whip and lashed at Wei Zaode face to face several times, causing blood to flow from Wei Zaode's forehead. Liu Zongmin didn't feel satisfied after beating Wei Zaode, so he issued an order to the soldiers guarding the gate: "Our emperor ascended the throne and asked this group of corrupt officials to write nonsense articles, persuade them to enter, beat me, and beat me out." All the soldiers received the order from Master Liu, and rushed over with their whips. When they saw the situation, they ran away in fright, walking slowly, and all of them received several whips. At this time, he hurried back, regretting and sighing as he walked—not only was he disgusted with the performance of Chen Yan and others, but he was also ashamed of his behavior, and said to himself: "People have no shame, they can do everything. After Fang Xiaoru's death, the seeds of reading are dead!"